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Common (Fantail) Snipe

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:28:17 +0530

Common (Fantail) Snipe8 viewsNov 14, 2008

Common Chiffchaff

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:26:46 +0530

Note the yellow on wing coverts Common Chiffchaff5 viewsNote the yellow on wing covertsNov 14, 2008

Common Chiffchaff

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:26:00 +0530

Note the balck bill and legs Common Chiffchaff5 viewsNote the balck bill and legsNov 14, 2008

Common Chiffchaff

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:24:45 +0530

Note the balck bill and legs Common Chiffchaff6 viewsNote the balck bill and legsNov 14, 2008

Common Hoopoe - Adult

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:10:09 +0530

Common Hoopoe - Adult2 viewsNov 11, 2008

Common Hoopoe - Adult

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:08:53 +0530

Common Hoopoe - Adult5 viewsNov 11, 2008

Lesser (Eurasian) Whitethroat - Adult

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:04:35 +0530

Lesser (Eurasian) Whitethroat - Adult7 viewsNov 11, 2008

Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:44:34 +0530

Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher9 viewsNov 10, 2008

Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher - Adult fishing

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:42:30 +0530

Motion blur!!! Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher - Adult fishing8 viewsMotion blur!!!Nov 10, 2008

Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher - Adult fishing

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:41:56 +0530

Motion blur!!! Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher - Adult fishing7 viewsMotion blur!!!Nov 10, 2008

Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher - Adults with immature

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:38:53 +0530

Pied (Lesser Pied) Kingfisher - Adults with immature10 viewsNov 10, 2008

Yellow-footed (Yellow-legged) Green Pigeon - Adult

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:36:52 +0530

It is a dangerous proposition to stand like this beneath a pigeon - let alone point a camera towards it ;) Yellow-footed (Yellow-legged) Green Pigeon - Adult21 viewsIt is a dangerous proposition to stand like this beneath a pigeon - let alone point a camera towards it ;)Nov 10, 2008

Satpuda Botanical Garden and Telandkhedi Lake - 83 birds seen

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 06:45 +0530

Myself, Tarique Sani accompanied by Tarun Balpande. The migrants are definitely less in numbers - though most of the species can be seen. We reached the backwaters of Telankhedi this time

Sykes's Warbler - Adult (?)

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:14:24 +0530

Sykes's Warbler - Adult (?)15 viewsNov 05, 2008

Common Coot - Chick

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:13:15 +0530

Common Coot - Chick11 viewsNov 05, 2008

Black Drongo (King-crow) - catch

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:55:26 +0530

Black Drongo (King-crow) - catch19 viewsNov 04, 2008

Black Drongo (King-crow) - down the throat

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:53:30 +0530

Black Drongo (King-crow) - down the throat6 viewsNov 04, 2008

Black Drongo (King-crow) - gulping it down

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:52:22 +0530

Black Drongo (King-crow) - gulping it down7 viewsNov 04, 2008

Black Drongo (King-crow) - 1st winter

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:51:11 +0530

These birds uses their talons a lot to hold and manipulate their food Black Drongo (King-crow) - 1st winter 8 viewsThese birds uses their talons a lot to hold and manipulate their food Nov 04, 2008

White-eyed Buzzard

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:47:47 +0530

White-eyed Buzzard17 viewsNov 04, 2008

White-eyed Buzzard - Adult

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:47:15 +0530

White-eyed Buzzard - Adult21 viewsNov 04, 2008

Ambazari Lake and Garden - 120 birds seen

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:30 +0530

This was one of my highest species count trip and also a very short one. Even though the species count was high the sheer number of birds was less.

Lot of fishing activity and the number of migrants are less - Unfortunately very few photographs :(

Zilpi Forest - 54 birds seen

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:00 +0530

We had decided to go to Wena lake from Nimji side so see the migrants which were expected to be seen around this time of the year.

Rohan arrived with Azhar at our place in Wadi and we were soon joined by Jaimesh Thapar and his daughter Ananya. Myself, Rohan and Azhar left for Wena a bit ahead to scout for interesting things....

To our dismay Wena lake was almost barren - yes, the commoners were there but no ducks except for a few Cotton Teals and Gargneys - We did see an Eurasian Sparrow hawk flying by .

At Wena lake we were joined by Dr. Sudhansu Kothe - On Rohan's suggestion we decided to move to Zilpi to see the spot where had spotted the Amur Falcon. Along the way we caught up with Adv Anand Jaiswal and Radhika

The place is near Zilpi lake a bit secluded from the road but a haven for Raptors....

As we walked in Aasim spotted a Crested serpent eagle. The place had plenty of birds but we Nagpurians are spoilt I would say - we did not sight anything unusual - A lazy list for the day was as follows

Zilpi Forest - 41 birds seen

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:15 +0530

the star of the trip was a gorgeous adult female amur falcon. other highlights were a male pallid harrier (which i was unable to photograph), a nilgai and chinkaras.

Ambazari Lake and Garden - 63 birds seen

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:30 +0530

saw 6 gulls flying towards amravati road, which i failed to photgraph/identify.others include a few duck arrivals and other migrants

Telgoan or Salai Menda Lake - 86 birds seen

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:00 +0530

We (Tarun Balpande, Milind Gaikwad, Tarique Sani, Swati Sani and Aasim Sani) went to Salai menda lake - the first visit of this winter season. To our dismay the amount of water was very little as the dam is still not repaired - however the birds did not disappoint us. The highlight was me able to get pictures of Alexandrine Parakeets and Thick Billed flowerpecker

Hazaripahad - 52 birds seen

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:30 +0530

went to hazaripahad in search of the montagu's harrier, but could not phtograph it inspite of sighting it, 'courtesy'- black drongos :( other highlights were a tickell's leaf warbler, a short-toed snake eagle, lots of common kestrels and a blue rock thrush.

Koradi Lake - 78 birds seen

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:00 +0530

Went with Swati to take a look at Koradi Lake - there was too much human activity and fishing going on and the number of birds were significantly less. However the migrants have started arriving. Got some good pictures of the Bank Myna and also a very good picture of Juvenile Rosy Starling - something which can be confusing for new bird watchers.

Ambazari Lake and Garden - 44 birds seen

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:00 +0530

couldnt spot a good number of species as the weather was damp, but the highlights of the trip were a black bittern (a species i am seeing for the first time in nagpur) and a small pratincole.

Ambazari Lake and Garden - 61 birds seen

Sun, 11 May 2008 07:00 +0530

Telgoan or Salai Menda Lake - 55 birds seen

Thu, 1 May 2008 06:00 +0530

Team: M.S.R. Shad, Tarique Sani, Swati Sani and Aasim Sani

Ambazari Lake and Garden - 57 birds seen

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:00 +0530

Went all alone to do some wader photography! Highlights of the trip were excellent 1 sec views of the elusive Greater Painted Snipe(F)and a Clamorous Reed Warbler. Also saw a Eurasian Sparrowhawk and an Indian Hare from a close range. Garganey have arrived in good numbers.

Telgoan or Salai Menda Lake - 36 birds seen

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:30 +0530

After sightings of Chinkara and Indian Fox at Salai Menda, last Sunday, 4 of us- Rohan Chakravarty, Abhishek Sagar, Jay Kulkarni and I set out to this place for more mammal encounters. We started off with sightings of a Nilgai and 3 Jackals. Even the herps didnt disappoint us as we saw plenty of Rock Agamas and a Hemidactylus gecko (perhaps H.maculatus). Among the birds we saw local rarities like the Great Tit & Crested Bunting, which are quite common there. But the most significant sighting was that of a Brown Fish Owl!(lacking photographic evidence, despite making efforts for over an hour as it was very shy)Actually there were 2 owls which were earlier identified as Brown Fish but now we feel that one of them could have been a Brown Wood Owl!We are very sure about the former, but the latter still remains a mystery.

Satpuda Botanical Garden and Telandkhedi Lake - 70 birds seen

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00 +0530

My 1st birding trail after almost 3 months! Chose this place particularly to observe and photograph snipes. Was rewarded with sightings of 2 species of snipes. Was welcomed by a large flock of Tawny-bellied Babblers at the entrance! :D

Wena Lake - 73 birds seen

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:00 +0530

Myself (Dr. Tarique Sani) and Mr Raju Kasambe went in search of sign of Kentish Plover nesting but ran into a Pacific Golden plover and a Great Cormorant in breeding plumage.

Telgoan or Salai Menda Lake - 42 birds seen

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:00 +0530

Telgoan or Salai Menda Lake - 67 birds seen

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:00 +0530

A short trip by Jaimesh Thapar, Tarique Sani, Swati Sani and Aasim Sani. The days are getting to be hot already so we returned by 11. The highlight of the day was excellent pictures of a Crested Serpent Eagle sitting. Also we spotted a Brown Fish Owl

Telgoan or Salai Menda Lake - 78 birds seen

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:00 +0530

Searching for the reported Black Stork, I, Dr. Tarique Sani, along with Raju Kasambe reached the lake at around 8 am. Were immediately rewarded by site of 3 Greater Tits and a White Eyed Buzzard. We did manage to get one Sub Adult Black stork but the highlight of the day was the number of raptors hunting around the lake

Paradgaon Lake - 63 birds seen

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:00 +0530

Went to Paradgaon in search of the Bar Headed geese which were reported to have been Banded in Mongolia. Thanks to Raju Kasambe who could finally spare some time to accompany myself Swati Sani and Aasim Sani.

Ambazari Lake and Garden - 114 birds seen

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:15 +0530

Today morning Swati and myself Tarique Sani, went to Ambhazari from the Seed Centre side in the hopes of seeing the Pied harrier. However we did not see the Pied harrier but I did get to see Bailions Crake